Unemployment insurance, social services, and government programs are the safety nets for working-class people in an economic system that profits from exploiting its workers.
In a culture that values labor on the surface level, it's a misconception that workers should feel shame for being unemployed.
Working-class Americans deserve this support in times of financial struggle when our salaries contribute to this collective and public resource that helps us all.
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